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What time is it acceptable to be using loud machinery in the morning?

My neighbors just woke me up with extremely loud chainsaws!! Is there some rule about this??

Answer:

I would say 9 am is an acceptable time. Anything earlier is rude. I would go over and talk with them and ask them to wait till 9 if it's bothering you.
I would say not before 8 on weekdays and 10 on weekends.
6 AM , when I get up and start my workday. People have to earn a living. Some places/towns / communities/ etc have noise laws limiting the hours that noisy machinery can be operated, including lawn mowers. .
Most people would be awake by 9am and many of them would have left home before then for work/school. My neighbours are pretty noisy too anytime of the day... One likes to sing so loud that he's gay =S =)
It really depends on if there is a homeowners association because they usually have lots of rules you have to follow about when you can work and what you are allowed to have in the front yard... Anytime between 8 9am is perfectly acceptable, however it should also depend on the type of work that is being done. Severe stuff like chainsaws and jackhammering for a long period of time should start later and all neighbours should be warned via a note, phone call, or face-to-face interaction. Yet simple yard work like mowing and using a chainsaw to trim some stuff can start as early as 8am. Many people have a strange work schedules that cause them to stray from the typical 9-5pm shift or people have infants or can be sick... if you fall into one of these categories then you have the obligation of telling your neighbour. If they are cool about it and you approach them nicely then they can start later in the morning, but you have to be respectful of their schedule too. Or simply ask them when they plan on using the loud tools so that you can prepare yourself for it. Who knows, they might have plans later and this is the only time they can get the work done! You don't want to start the communications off on a bad foot because this will just create misery for you in the future. But if all else fails, look at your local ordinaces because there might be some sort of noise rules on file that most people are not aware of. Good luck, and remember to look at things from their point of view too! It will help!

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